Logano, who finished 19th, wasted no time in responding to Hamlin, tweeting moments later:

"@dennyhamlin I Remember when you were MY genius teammate. #LoveYouMeanIt"

But Hamlin, 32, wasn't done explaining things to Logano, who at age 22, is 10 years his junior:

"@joeylogano inside line was doomed every 3 wide move that was made. Nobody who went 3 middle went anywhere"

Sunday's race proved there was little momentum to be gained by veering out and going to the middle, and the drivers that tried soon found themselves shuffled further back in the pack with few drafting partners in front or behind them.

Time will tell whether the Twitter battle was just a result of this Sunday's frustration or if it will carry over to the next race at Phoenix. There is a week of tweeting to find out.